I went to Farnham today for a quiet afternoon and I find myself in a rowdy pub with a bunch of drunks... Just a usual sunday night. No no I jest... It was either that or a quiet night at home in the flat, I would choose drunken layabouts any day. Our pub quiz team is growing by the minute, we now have seven members in our team and only supposed to have four, but then we're not supposed to use mobiles during the quiz either, we not fans of rules. We're the pub quiz rebels, get us!
03/10/2007 (17:27:29)
Symming in the park
I have heard of the term lido, an open air swimming pool, but this is something new. What you can just about see is a new sculpture in Greenwich park. Being the cultural minded person I am I failed to read the plaque that explained the reasoning behind said sculpture but suffice to say its quite cool. Simply the out of water bits of a super sized swimmer embedded into grass. Anywho if its still there at the weekend i'll try and get some better shots. Sorry for massive lack of updates of late. What can I say I am a busy guy. No the real reason is I want to substantially redesign the website so I figured that would be done quite quickly.
20/07/2007 (12:51:27)
The end of the world?
Todays excitment came in the form of a torrential down poor. London was plunged into near darkness by a large thunderstorm. It got so dark that the street lighting came on... it really was quite exciting. Anyway this rather naff picture illustrates if rather badly. A nice view of the local boozer.
18/07/2007 (9:26:27)
The Fall
Last night I secured a pair of free bee tickets to see The Fall. I took Claire my sister as she's staying with me for a few days. I wasn't really sure what to expect. I had heard of the band obviously but couldn't name a track or anything. Didn't really even know what they sounded like. Well after a little digging on Wikipedia I now know they are a Post-punk band, formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976. There is only one remaining member of the original line up, Mark E. Smith. He seemed to me to be prematurely aged by various substances, but I may be wrong. They certainly rocked the Islington Academy, as is becoming almost the norm for gigs in London, few people turned up for the support act. And in all honesty I can't blame them on this occasion they were pretty awfull. People arrived on mass just before The Fall hit the stage and they packed out the Academy. Atmosphere was really good and my ears are still ringing. I'd best get back to some work. Speak to you all later.
15/07/2007 (11:10:26)
10k's and I'm still alive... All is good
Yes i've just completed the Capital 10k. I am amazed I made it round without need of medical assistance but I did and whats more I didn't stop once. My time wasn't quite as good as last time I reckon I missed it by about a minute. I think my time was about 53mins will post the official time when I know it. Anyway for now i'm going to get back to some much needed snoozing and speak to you all later.
10/07/2007 (22:02:51)
Claire Graduates
Today I went to see my sister graduate in Northampton. She has graduated with a 2-1 in Fashion. It's been a really tough three years for her, she's worked her arse off but it all payed off in the end. Northampton had put on a good ceremony, these things (such as my own) tend to have the stigma of having tediously long speeches followed by endless rounds of clapping resulting in severe RSI. However Claire's was different, ok it still had the tediously long speeches but there was a controlled amount of clapping. It was held in a really nice marquee and just looked a lot nicer than a normal graduation ceremony. The weather was good too so that helped. Afterwards there were some drinks and we went off for some dinner, I ate like a horse as usual and now feel somewhat bloated. :-)
04/07/2007 (19:13:04)
Not so fantastic
I humbly apoligise my fellow interwebbers for so cruely neglecting you from my oh so entertaining life. I can't exactly say you have missed much. A few too many drunken occasions perhaps, the usual really. Anyway today I thought it about time I get back to my part time job of film reviewer. So on your behalf I went to see 4 - Rise of the silver surfer. The next installment in the fantastic 4 comic strip saga. Well comic strip is quite apt really. The acting was comic and not in a haha way, but it was entertaining. Clearly some of the effects were put together by the acne riddled work experience guy they hired to make the tea's but other bits were well done. The plot is far fetched but you'd be disappointed if it wasn't, on the whole a film worth watching if you have nothing better on. Not a glowing review but I feel a fair one. The next film I am dieing to see aside from Harry Potter is the new Simpsons movie, taken some time to make so it should be a goodone. Over and out, TTFN
24/06/2007 (19:00:15)
What do you get if you mix cider and vodka?
Erm... Cider vodka maybe. I have just found one of those christmas selection pack absolute vodka's in my bag and i'm drinking cider. In the absence of a mixes for my vodka I quite inspirationally chose cider. The verdict is it works... You heard that hear first, and thats copyrighted! Just seen the manics play the pyramid stage and they where awesome, next up are the chiefs of kaiser, of which my fondness is less great but i've not seen them live before so figured i'd give them a go. Today we managed to catch an unscheduled gig by sir docherty... All i'll say is it was well worth the half hour stomp from camp. Anywho, i'll be off, really looking forward to tonights headliners The Who, should be amazing.
24/06/2007 (11:59:56)
More rain at glasto
Yes rain continues to fall on the glastonbury site. Mud puddles are now mud lakes but despite that we've been having a fair bit of sun infact the afternoons have mostly been sunny. Highlights yesterday were Iggy and the Stooges. Absolute crazyness, at one point he got the audience up on stage and then security had a nightmare clearing them off. Other highlights were Patrick Wolf, Paul Weller and Baby Shambles (remarkable as pete actually turned up). One gig I missed was an unbilled performance by Madness. So annoying.
22/06/2007 (15:11:17)
Mud shmud
Today awoke far later than planned had stayed up late watching draytones. We made it out to see the second band on stage which was Reverend and the makers then cribs and then Kate Nash. It clearly had been raining last night as there is mud everywhere, during Kate Nash's set there was a huge downpoor but did it dampen our spirits? No way its only a bit of water and mud! Its quite fun in a childish way.
21/06/2007 (8:23:30)
It's a lovely day for a brolly... And some wellies
Hello, yes we have arrived and yes so has the rain. Arriving late last night at Glastonbury it was actually sunny, albeit a bit dusky. We set up camp on a hill just to the left of main gate A , with a group of people who have the obligatory festival gazebo. Anyway no rain at all yesterday we had a good wander round the site and ended up hippy-ing it up at the stone circle which sits on a hill the other side of the site. Everyone had one of these giant candle things so we felt left out and bought one. Was quite surreal with drums playing in the background and a field full of candles. People were letting off these lantern things which burn and rise into the air for miles, earlier I had mistaken these for ufo's... the illusion was shattered. Anyway back to today and after a reasonable sleep I wake to the pitter patter and the occasional heavy downpoor. I have yet to venture outside but I will need to soon as last nights pear cider is beginning to rear its ugly head as a hangover. Well better conserve battery power so i'll be off now. Further updates to follow.
07/06/2007 (22:43:11)
Competition time
Ok so the real reason for a competition is I've ran out of photo's and didn't know what to upload so the quiz is simply name the object shown in the picture. Email me your answers. Not a huge amount of news I'm afraid today but thought I should inform you I will be in Devon this weekend and may not able to access a wifi signal (not quite sure how I will coup). So I figured I would try to fill the huge void by pointing you to some entertaining video footage. These two video's below are by a guy named Lasse Gjertsen, quite a clever guy by all accounts, if not slightly odd looking. If your a youtube veteran you will probably have seen these.
06/06/2007 (17:49:05)
Fashion megastar
I talk of course of my sister Claire, who's collection was on show at London's Graduate Fashion Week and got nominated for a gold award. To see her full collection point your interweb explorers at this url Catwalking.com
06/06/2007 (13:00:07)
Take what you can and give nothing back...
Thats a quote from Pirates of the Caribean. Yes your trusty film reviewer went to see the third installment of the now classic saga. To say I was impressed would be a lie but I wasn't dissapointed either. It kindof left me with an overall feeling of being entertained without installing any lasting memory upon my person. It was long and I felt there was a lot of stuff that could have simply been left on the cutting room floor but it was entertaining and the three hours you have to sit in the cinema is bearable. I would recommend you see it if you have seen the others but otherwise don't bother. The plot was left open, if only by the fact this film severely lacked much in the way of a plot, so expect a fourth one on the big screen sometime next year. Todays picture is actually of the stage from LOTR just a few minutes before being told off for taking pictures... oops. Well today I thought I would supply you with another video, not one of mine this time so far more entertaining. Here's an interesting look at Web 2.0... if only
01/06/2007 (18:07:58)
The fool
Yes it appears I have been a little stupid, my film review the other day was a little naive. It appears there was a prequil to 28 weeks late, called 28 days later. I unfortunatley had no knowledge of this film prior to seeing the new one. So I presume that the whole virus thing was better explained there. However a quick recap at the start of this film wouldn't have gone a miss.
30/05/2007 (20:11:49)
28 Weeks Later
Decided it was about time that I went to the cinema and had a hard time deciding between Pirates Of The Caribean or 28 Weeks Later. I decided on the latter as it was out first and was likely to finish before Pirates. Anyway. The film was set in and around the Isle Of Dogs so was quite erie as the cinema I happened to be sitting in was practically part of the set. Film was good, and shot really well. There wasn't much room for serious acting in this film as most of it involved running from zombies. I thought the plot was a little weak and needed to better explain how Britain had been infected with this zombie virus and indeed what the virus was. I was left with the impression this was the governments way of preparing us for bird flu. Another thing that slightly angered me was why America should be leading the Nato task force sent to help us, not that I have anything against the yanks but come the French are just over the river as are the rest of the United States of Europe. Anyway, joking aside it was a thriller and I can genuinely say it thrilled... sporadicaly anyhow. Right off to make dinner now. Bye
29/05/2007 (22:10:02)
Motivating Monday
I woke Monday with a strange sense of motivation, I felt something needed to be done but wasn't sure what. "I know" ... I said to myself... "I'll rearrange my bedroom" ... "That will be fun". Remind me never, ever to have a pro-active attitude again. Once my room had been turned into a world war two bombsite I soon realised the task ahead was bigger than I had first thought. People that know me will know I'm not one for throwing things away. For want of a better word I have a lot of crap. And when you try to move things you suddenly remember where you've hidden all this crap. So anyway by about 5pm I'd managed to move the furnature into its new location, I basically moved everything. The picture you see is at the point I decided to call it a day. Pretty much everything has been moved except for the odd bits remaining on the floor. Today (Tuesday) every muscle in my body aches like hell!
29/05/2007 (21:58:50)
So it was Sunday
Sunday arrived albeit painfully with a throbbing head ache. We were in need of some serious sustinance and what better place than the greasy spoon on Trafalgar road. I was in a rush as had to get myself on a train to Waterloo but managed to wolf it down. Made my train to Waterloo, just, then had to board another train to Alton. It was my uncles 50th birthday today. The picture you see is my Uncles cake, made by the Cake making wizard that is my Aunty. Its in the shape of a truck, he's a fan of trucks strangley enough. Later in the day we played some singstar, luckily I don't have any video evidence of me having a go but I do have some of my mum and cousins taking to the stage/floor.
29/05/2007 (21:48:54)
What a weekend...
Hello, I know, I know... it's been a good two days since you last got a fix of Dave-ness. Well I'm back, to give you an update on what happened the rest of the weekend. Well after the mamoth shopping spree (I spent nothing) ... we felt in need of some drinks, so ended up in my favourite central London drinking establishment, no not the Garrick, the Lamb and Flag. So we had a pint or two there and then headed home to Greenwich. Were we decamped and headed out almost straight away to... erm... the pub. This time more in search of food than beer, but with food comes beer, naturally. So several...cough... gallons of beer later we stumble out of the pub and try to make our way home. We kindof felt it would be fun to immitate a scene from starwars, substituting light sabers for ... umbrellas... not that realistic... and quite painful. Sunday continues in the next post...
26/05/2007 (22:25:32)
Ahhh!
Grant and Laura in the classy pub that is the local wheather spoons
26/05/2007 (13:05:57)
Lord of the rings
Grant decides to dress up in Hamleys.... got a few visitors this weekend. Grant, Laura and Matt are down. We went to see Lord of the rings the musical yesterday. Was good, especially the set design and costumes. Some of the acting wasn't great but was a good might out. Today we are doing a bit of sight seeing and currently in Hamleys.
21/05/2007 (20:37:59)
This is them
Cold war kids now on stage
Randomness... check out this video
21/05/2007 (19:49:04)
Cold war kids
Again your dedicated reporter is giving up his spare time to selflessly report from yet another gig. This time I find myself at koko in londons camden. The pic you see is a support band to the cold war kids and they can only be describled as modern day hippy rock. But really good modern day hippy rock. By the way i know i spelt described wrong but i liked the predictive text version. I'll be adding it to the dave dictionary.
21/05/2007 (17:36:34)
Another view
Another pic of the ship
21/05/2007 (17:34:00)
Mr Stewart
Alistair stewart reporting for ITN
21/05/2007 (17:30:30)
Sad news
I'm sure you have all seen the pictures on the news of the Cutty Sark. I decided to take a look on my way home. I'm pleased to say it doesn't look too bad from what I could see but I couldn't see much. There was still a media circus down there for the evening news. Alistair Stewart was there reporting for London tonight and I suspect ITN. The last I heard was that they had seen some people acting suspicious on the CCTV, can't imagine why anyone would do such a thing. If it was arson I hope the get caught and get a decent enough sentence, not just a two week community service thing. I suggest a year for every year of history lost... Say 136 years roughly
19/05/2007 (14:15:07)
...a relunctant Chelsea fan
Yes its FA cup final day today. The new Wembley stadium is hosting the event, and I must say its an impressive stadium, and yes I find myself reluctantly supporting Chelsea. I'll explain my reasoning... they're a good side (clearly not as good as Liverpool) and also a London side. It's either support Chelsea or support Manchester United... hmm.. not a hard choice really. Anyway, score is still nil-nil, game has started somewhat sloppily so nothing much to report. Today hasn't been the most productive of days, I got up around 9 and have done naff all for most of the day, I'm going to try and get out at somepoint as I really must go for a run. Anwyay I'll get back to the game and report back later.
17/05/2007 (22:39:00)
Fractured
I was waiting for my train at Charing cross this evening and decided to take a detour via the cinema. I had no idea what was showing or what times but figured it was on the way...ish so what the hell. Anyway to cut a short story shorter I saw fracture. Which stars anthony hopkins as a scarily clever murderer of his wife who had had an affair with a cop. Anywho, he defends himself and suprise suprise he gets off scott free, but the district attorney, played by ryan gosling doesn't give up easily. The story line was a clever but not consistantly so. In parts it was quite predictable. But on the whole very watchable. Next film on my list is 28 weeks later so keep posted for that review. Pirates of the caribbean is out soon too, really looking forward to that. Todays pic comes from the thames, just down near the cutty sark looking towards the city at sunset.
15/05/2007 (19:35:42)
RSS feed launched today!
Hello fine people of the interweb. I am pleased to announce the launch of my RSS feed today. For those of you that knoweth not what this means it stands for Really Simple Syndication. Basically you need an RSS feed reader which will then keep you updated whenever I update this page. To access the feed click the RSS feed button on the top left. I'm currently listening to the Saints game on 5live, currently 1-1, come on Southampton. You may have noticed I have commercialised my website, I'm sorry but every penny counts so this is my latest money making initiative. If you spot an ad that takes your fancy then please click on it as every click earns me some mular, albeit miniscule sums. Did any one see the panorama program yesterday? Hmm... Not a cult?... I beg to differ!
13/05/2007 (20:08:42)
Twenty five years
Today was my aunty and uncles twenty fifth wedding anniversary. My cousins had organised a suprise family gathering for them which through a few white lies was a huge success. The day started with a trian journey to Alton. Well guildford actually then folks drove me the rest. I would have travelled all the way myself but trains had engineering works between woking and farnham. It seems that no weekend can you travel by train and not be in some way affected by apparently essential engineering work. I don't see why they can't operate the same system as TFL who do most of it past midnight and thereby minimizing the impact it has on the public. Anyway rant over I had a great day, ate lots of food and succesfully embarresed myself on eye toy groove. Basically like the dance mat thing but without the mat. My mum cunningly got footage of the event so keep an eye on youtube I'm sure it will air there at somepoint. Anywho my fingers are starting to become numb though excessive typing. Speak to you all soon.
10/05/2007 (21:21:27)
Mum is on stage
Ok I lie slightly, mumm ra are on stage. And they rock. Today was the lovely rajar day, well technically last night was. Suffice to say we are still the biggest bestest radio group in the country... Who would have doubted it. Anywho i find myself tonight at a mumm ra gig and they are really good people you should support them, buy their cd etc etc.
28/04/2007 (15:15:13)
The worlds biggest cruise liner
In southampton this weekend catching up with some friends and went for a walk down to the docks to see the biggest cruise liner in the world... I've forgotten her name already, but you can see from this pic she's an impressive beast.
22/04/2007 (9:09:56)
Elite men
Not too sure you can see them in this pic, but just seen the elite mens start... I'm now rushing off to catch them up further on. I saw a few people from my old club, farnham runners.
22/04/2007 (8:38:59)
Dave reports
Hello there, its your trusty reporter dave here live from the london marathon, the pic you see is the elite women near the start at blackheath. Elite men just about to start...
17/04/2007 (7:06:02)
Not down yet
Good morning, just thought I would update you good people on the progress of the building demolition over the road.
15/04/2007 (20:10:43)
Better late than never
It maybe well over 40 days too late but I have finally got round to making some pancakes. It was actually just a by product of my dinner. I had some left over egg and flour so without any measuring I bunged them together with some milk and mixed well. They turned out well and I now feel very fat. Today has been a very relaxing day, I got up early and went out to fetch some lunch and sat in the park for a few hours soaking up some rays. Then just been watching telly since.
14/04/2007 (17:51:33)
Who's the King Pin
Seems my bowling skills have not completely been lost in the years since uni. I went bowling with my house mate Ross on Thursday in Lewisham and started badly, got a 97... I lost... Then from no where got a 164, which is probably a PB, I won that frame. I then got a 134, which sadly wasnt sufficient to win the match.
01/04/2007 (10:55:59)
To ebay or not to ebay
Has anyone lost this earing whilst visiting my flat?
28/03/2007 (7:22:26)
Down she comes
Hurrah at last those unsightly towers opposite my posh abode are finally being demolished albeit bit by bit. Lets hope they fill the gap with something slightly more asthetically pleasing.
19/03/2007 (23:31:09)
One super star to another
After Avril had sung her last song we went in search of a beer house. We ended up near to where i work and walked past the Garrick thearter. As we were doing so Billie Piper was leaving after performing in a play. She looked some what disorientated as she left lookin for a cab with londons finest paps shoving their 40ft lenses in her face. Anyway this pic is her, albeit a bit blurred.
19/03/2007 (23:20:40)
Skater boy
Hey folks, first of all an apolagie... Havin not submitted a message in a long while you may think that my life had slipped into that slippery path of normality. Well I am pleased to say it has not, well not completely. The time since last post has been well spent but I can't for the life of me remember what I spent it doing. So back to the present I was today lucky enough to see Miss Avril Lavigne live at Scala near kings cross. I was cruely laughed at by many for going but in all fairness it was a good gig. She sung live, she played an instrument. The only bad thing was the coreography (which i know i spelt wrong) it kindof looked like the kind of dancing you would find at a school disco, treadmill mixed with reach for the sky hand thrusts... However easy for the likes of me to copy.
22/02/2007 (20:58:43)
Garrick
Well its not often that i go to the garrick so when i do it tends to be a big night. This normally wouldn't have been and infact it wasn't but a few drinks with friends after work has a habbit of turning into something bigger. Anywho after a fairly big day of work i decided the pub was the best way to spend the evening and of course that had to be the garrick.
21/02/2007 (23:38:19)
Babel
Went to the cinema tonight and saw Babel. A story spread across 4 countries, involving people that seemingly have no connection to each other but become entwined in a messed up story. Quite long but also quite gripping so you don't realise you've been sitting in the cinema that long. Tackles some big issues and does it in a very real way. ... I'm thinking a film reviewing career isn't advisable, anyway I recommend it. 3.5 stars.
21/02/2007 (0:14:32)
Idlewild
Again sorry for the lack of update yesterday i neglected to inform you of our pub quiz score on sunday... Cough ... Sixteen... Cough... Out of thirty ... Cough. Yeah we didn't do to well, could have had something to do with our decision not to cheat. Had someone over to view the flat last night and pleased to say he's decided to move in. Managed to get tickets to idlewild tonight so took my new house mate. Was really good gig, very good band to see live. The picture isn't very good but shows them on stage at the carling academy islington. Ttfn
18/02/2007 (20:58:20)
quizically pub minded
How rough did i feel today. Had a good night last night, met up with my old friend sean who i'd not seen in three years. Was really good to catch up, in doing so i consumed a wee bit too much guiness. Today i did very little, got addicted to gambling at lunch time, luckily i was only playing with pretend money though in some ways i wish i was playing with real money. Over some hours i turned 1000 dollars into 5000 dollars on black jack. Simply by sticking to some simple rules. I am now at the pub awaiting the start of the quiz will let you know how we get on in tomorrows blog entry.
17/02/2007 (16:18:33)
Farnham family
I like days like this, lazy days where there is absolutely nothing that has to be done, apartfrom eating and drinking both of which are my favourite past times. Today i went to see my gran and grandad who live in Farnham surrey. Apart from watching Arsenal play blackburn i've not really done a thing, had brought my running stuff up for a quick run but didn't go as i wasn't feeling particularly great. Going out tonight to see some old friends so looking forward to that.
16/02/2007 (18:24:54)
Tfif...
Well today went quite smoothly no major dramas, sorry for the lack of update yesterday i got distracted by some quality tv. Not only was it waterloo road but hotel babylon started a new series. Both very good dramas in my book, both quite different mind. The presentation yesterday went suprisingly smoothy we got away with presenting a much more concise 55 slides instead of the normal 120. I am now on my train back to southampton which was all going soothly until i realised i hadn't charged my laptop so looks like i will be reading a book...
14/02/2007 (19:47:44)
When going to St. Pauls don't get off at monument
Todays bit of useless advice is to not get off at monument if going to St. Pauls. I found this out due to a last minute meeting with parents for a coffee. I then made the mistake of thinking london bridge was just a casual few minutes walk... Its not. Anyway I can't grumble it kindof makes up for the lack of exercise i've been having recently. Anyway tonight is the Brits, few people from work were going grr... Not fair. Might watch it on tv, not yet decided. Wow todays blog entry is exciting, tomorow could well be more excitin... I'm off to swindon to debrief a presentation.. Second thoughts maybe not.
13/02/2007 (19:34:07)
There is life on mars
Yes tonight sees the start of the new series of life on mars so suprise suprise its a night in for me. Today was not hugely eventful so haven't got an amazing picture for you, instead todays pic comes from greenwich park where i went a walking at the weekend. Yes i do leave the house occasionally. Anywho speak soon, for those interested tonights culinary dinner delight is somewhat simpler than yesterdays so no disasters likely, bernard matthews turkey steak, chips and veg, so if i start sneezing run for your lives. Over and out
12/02/2007 (21:39:38)
Yogurt and curry dont mix
Word of warning if you want to make your own Daves Special Curry, dont think that yogurt would make a nice alternative to single cream. It doesnt work, although its still edible it kindof curdles, oh well live and learn.
12/02/2007 (18:53:26)
Espionage for beginners
I start todays blog entry with a quick tip for amateur surveillance if you want to know if a door has been opened while your out put a tiny tab of paper in the hinge, it will fall out unnoticed if the door is opened. Ok this is paranoia at the extreme, dont panic I didnt do this but it did cross my mind. Any way my day didnt get off to a good start, i missed my train. Other than that the day was fairly uneventful. I went to Tesco to get my weekly lunch supplies and made myself what has to be the tastiest sandwich of all time. It was simply a ham sandwich with cheese tomato, salad and a dollop of salad cream in a freshly baked bun. Simple but delicious. Anyway enough talk of food its now nearly dinner time. Tonight its Daves special curry... Its awesome
12/02/2007 (0:31:02)
She has gone but she still has her key
Yes my annoying flatmate has moved out now and taken the majority of her stuff but insists she should keep her key until she has picked up everything despite me politely suggesting she picks it up when I am home. God she is so annoying, you can never win an argument with her.
11/02/2007 (11:48:29)
DIY Dave
Yesterday I finally got around to putting up my curtain rails which I have had now for over a year. Still got two more to go but just thought I would mention it. I am rather proud.
11/02/2007 (10:21:08)
D-Day or rather N-Day
Today is the day Nina moves out, my annoying flat mate is not only leaving the flat but soon be leaving the country. As you can see by the pic on the left my lounge has been turned into an oxfam sorting office. All this, somehow, will be gone by the end of play today... Im thinking it wont all be gone, so whats left gets auctioned on ebay, I will keep you posted on developments.
11/02/2007 (0:25:50)
Hello
Hi peeps welcome to my blog. I will endeaver to keep this as humourous and entertaining as possible. Whilst keeping you up to date with whats cool and whats not. One cool feature of the blog is I can upload pics direct from my phone. Anywho, please keep checking back from time to time. Cheers.